Components and Compounding
Typically, compounded preparations of bioidentical hormones include estriol, estrone, estradiol, testosterone, progesterone and sometimes dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), either individually or in some combination. They are promoted as natural, safer and (in some cases) more efficacious than CHT; however, there are no scientific studies to support claims of superiority of BHs over CHRT. Estimates from sales of bulk hormones for compounding suggest that more than one million women may be using compounded BHRT in the U.S. Bioidentical hormones are expected to have the same risks as conventional hormones made with the same products.
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